Various characters, most notably a sensitive girl, a drug dealer and a homosexual cross paths at college.
A mean-spirited and shallow depiction of mostly mean spirited and shallow college students, which is not saved by tricksy editing and camerawork, and which becomes very boring to watch.
A film that fails, primarily, for moral reasons: this is quite unusual.
Showing posts with label Faye Dunaway. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Barfly (1987): review: 6/10
A dissolute writer engages in fist-fights and drinks heavily in the bars he frequents in LA. He meets a woman and moves in with her: they drink a lot and hang about bars.
The film begins very slowly but later picks up thanks to Faye Dunaway's charm.
It can be compared to "Factotum": both feature Charles Bukowski's alter ego, Henry Chinaski, and the plotlines are fairly similiar.
However, "Factotum" is more beautifully filmed, showing considerable sensitivity to urban locations and interiors. Moreover, the plot of "Factotum" is much more varied, and Dillon's acting is subtler: heis more convincing as a successful writer than Rourke.
The film begins very slowly but later picks up thanks to Faye Dunaway's charm.
It can be compared to "Factotum": both feature Charles Bukowski's alter ego, Henry Chinaski, and the plotlines are fairly similiar.
However, "Factotum" is more beautifully filmed, showing considerable sensitivity to urban locations and interiors. Moreover, the plot of "Factotum" is much more varied, and Dillon's acting is subtler: heis more convincing as a successful writer than Rourke.
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